Stein Automation has put together an exciting product package for this year's Motek: The specialists for workpiece carrier systems will be presenting their new 5G logistics controller and the Stein 400 workpiece carrier system at the international trade fair for production and assembly automation.

Under the motto "Handling your automation challenges", J. Schmalz will be presenting handling solutions at Motek. Each exhibit has its own focus: Schmalz meets the challenge of energy efficiency with the new GCPi compact pump.

With the OPEXplus digital torque tool, Bosch Rexroth is adding a particularly economical variant to its range of bolting solutions.

At Motek, IEF-Werner will be presenting its VarioStack CF "Clean Factory", among other things. The modular palletizing system is suitable for high-precision and automated production processes in clean rooms.

Bott is presenting an exemplary production landscape at Motek.

The trade fair for production and assembly automation has started with 505 exhibitors.

ams.Solution has made new appointments to the Management Board as of October 1. The long-standing CEO and shareholder Manfred Deues is joining the Supervisory Board as planned, Eckhard Ulmer is stepping down from the Management Board.

Not every product can be manufactured fully automatically. Automated production is often not practical, especially for complex, varied products in small quantities.

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With over 730 exhibitors and a gross area of more than 50,000 m² booked, Formnext has already significantly exceeded last year's figures in September.

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Planar systems offer enormous potential for a wide range of industrial segments. With ctrlX ^Flow6D, Bosch Rexroth presents a new solution for high performance non-contact conveying and positioning.

ABB is automating the internal transport logistics of its production facility in Ratingen in 2023. In a first expansion stage, the company is optimizing the transport of gas-insulated medium-voltage switchgear using automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Safelog.

Igus is investing in the expansion of its activities in low-cost automation and has now acquired a majority stake in Commonplace Robotics, based in Bissendorf near Osnabrück.

Ganter is expanding its range of indexing plungers with the GN 817.7, which is pneumatically actuated and detects both end positions with just one sensor. It is therefore a further development of the manually operated indexing plunger GN 817.

The SREH-50-IOL smart rotation module from Afag relies on embedded technology. The module is equipped with an integrated controller and an IO-Link interface with a maximum communication speed of 230.4 kBd.

Blickle presents solutions for in-plant transportation. The electric drive systems in the ErgoMove series make material transportation easier. They support the operator when starting, steering and braking all types of transportation equipment.

The interactive software solution Active Cockpit from Bosch Rexroth is ready for widespread use. Following a successful market launch, the front end of the software has been optimized and expanded based on user feedback.

This year's Motek from October 4 to 7 in Stuttgart not only marks the 40th anniversary of the event, but also the 60th anniversary of trade fair organizer P.E. Schall. Daniel Schilling spoke to Managing Director Bettina Schall about highlights past and present and the direction in which the trade fair is set to develop.

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Speed and precision count in intralogistics. A manufacturer of innovative storage and retrieval systems therefore relies on rack and pinion gears from Leantechnik in its equipment. They enable the high-precision positioning of transport boxes in a supporting structure of stacked load carriers.

Gefran is expanding its range of solutions for Industry 4.0: the new pressure sensors in the KS-I series have a digital IO-Link 1.1 output and advanced diagnostic functions. They measure pressure and temperature at a high sampling rate of 1,000 s/s. This allows them to communicate with the IO-Link master at the maximum available speed for IO-Link communication of 230.4 kBaud or COM3.